Personal Statement
- 1. Alexander Sullivan-Cree Personal Statement I've alwaysbeentoldthatpreparationisthe keyto success,buthow do we prepare forthe thingswe don'tplan onhappening?Froma youngage,I wasencouragedintojoiningthe navy like mygrandfatherandhisfatherbefore.Ispentcountlesshours practising,perseveringand strivingtowardsbecomingabetterperson.Ispentalot of time raisingmoneyforcharity, playinginthe band,and helpingoutateventssuchas Remembrance Dayandothersignificant events.I've triedtocontinue thisthroughoutmylife,especiallyraisingmoneyforcharity withthe helpof 'NCS' (National CitizenshipService) where myteamandI successfullyraised GBP400 for dementiausingmyideaof a bake sale at Harrogate districthospital.However,at the age of nine I wasdiagnosedwithType 1 Diabetesandall thattime I spentpreparingwas wastedandI've neverfullycome totermswithmy diabetesandthe ideaof neverbeing acceptedintothe navy.Duringthisupsettingandstressful periodmyinterestinphotography and mediawassparkedwhilstwatchingmybrothertake picturesof the wildlife he saw whilst out fishing.Tenyearslatermyinterestinphotographyandmediaisstillgrowingstrong. My firstyearat college wasspentleaningthe basicsof Adobe Photoshop,PremierProand Audition.Forthe firstproject,Iwastaskedwithcreatingsome videogame assets,suchas characters,box art and sprites.Mostof thiswas done usingPhotoshophoweverImade abattle scene basedonthe classicRPG style where Iused PremierProandAudition.Formyfinal projectof level 2I made a magazine dedicatedtoanime andmangawhichisanotherone of my interestsalongside Asianculture andlanguage.The magazinewas28 single pagesinlength withmostof myinspirationcomingfromthe magazine 'NEO'.Icoveredphotographyinmyfirst year,howeverIcontinuedtofurtherdevelopthisskill inlevel 3. Level 3 wasthe yearwhere Iwas able to use myphotographyskillsmore.Similartomyfinal projectof level 2,I decidedto make anothermagazine howeverthistime Iincludedfake clothingadvertsforthe brand'Insert Coin'whichspecialisesinvideogame apparel.Iused real modelsandlocationsforthe photoshootsandIthinkbothof these togetherreallymakes the photographypopand standout. I reallyenjoyedthisfashionandcommercial photography and I'd love todo more inthe future.Formyfinal projectof the secondyearwhichI'm currentlyonI'm planningondoingeitherawildlife orcommercial portfoliowhere I will talk aboutphotographerswhoinspire me. As you're probablyaware,itiseveryphotographer’sdreamtohave theirworkpublishedin National Geographicandmydreamis nodifferent.I've alwaysbeeninspiredbymagazinessuch as LonelyPlanet,NatGeo,BBCWildlife andothersourcesof photographylikethe WWF,Rolling Stone andthe BritishJournal of Photography.Iwouldhopefullylike tobe a photographerfor one of these companies.Mymaininspirationsinclude AnnieLeibovitz,MartinBaileyandJon Cornforth.